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over by third base. Although there were no
specially brilliant plays.there was lots Of fun.
At SaniOrd-BIddef0rds, s; Sanfords. 8.


Games to-day-Portland at Manchester,
Lowell at Salem, Haverhill at Lynn.
Herman Wilson, third baseman on the Pre-
sumpseots, has Joined the Rochester. pro-
fessional team; and VIII play In the same
That game At Portland Monday was a mis-
take. Lowell has much better team than
Portland.-LOwell News. Time will tell
The now Salem eluD has secured the ser
vices Of ex-Umpire w. X. Phlnney Of the
New England league staff as manager, and
he will assume the active duties Of his new
position.
Doyle, the Lowell pitcher, has been loaned
to the 81. Albans club for the remainder Of
the season.
HalPln, the old Biddeford shortstop. has
signed with Manchester.
The Portlands BIe always sure Of drawing
well here, for they play honest ball every
time. and never let up until the last man goes
ont.-Salem Cor. Globe.
P0rtland's PhenOm. Il a Failure.-L0wen
Tuesday.
Manager Putnam Of the Salems protested
Ihnrsday' game on account Of Jordan. A
very ehestnutty pr0test-LOwell Times.
The mines from Sk0whegan, Augusta,
Bowdoinham and Gardiner are 10 form
league, TO be known as the Kennebec Valley
league. and will begin series OF games
next month.
Salem can even up matters by doing the
same with Lowell to-day as they did with
Portland Wednesday and Friday.
In the. last twelve games the Portlands
have made only II feldingerrors. Beat that
Lowell II you can.
The Lynns have secured Sam Crane and
fitzgerald, the pitcher Of the late New
Haven club.
The GARDENERS claim the championship Of
kennebec county and to-day will contest
that title with the MaranocOoks Of Winthrop
and vicinity, strong nine which with Un-
derwood and Call as a battery, can also boast
Of not having as vet lost a game A series
has also been arranged between the Maran-
ocoOks and nine representing Lewistong
and Auburn, 10 be played at the TrOtting
Park, Lewiston, every Saturday afternoon
during August.
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major cIlIespIe's cigar.
New York rribune.I

lNcW AOIh 1ElDunc-l
Mr.. Vest, while not success as a political
prophet, is one Of the best story-tellers in
the Senate. One day something was said In
his presence about the negro as a soldier.
Vest contended that in exact literal obedi-
ence to and enforcement Of orders the col
ored soldier Is unsurpassed. He said; "Af-
ter the war went up the river TO Shreye-
port on a steamboat There was a large
quantity Of government cotton on the lsvee,
protected by negro sentries, and there were
strict orders against smoking l went ashore
with Major Gillespie. Now the major was
one of the best fellows In the world, and he
was such stiekler for superiority on ac-
count OF birth and race that he would hardly
admit that the Caucasian and the negro were
proper subjects for comparison. He was a
man Of fiery temper, too, and withal as brave
as lion. As he was lighting cigar at the
gangway, remarked, major, the orders
against smoking are very strict" Never
mind" he replied, II don't see anybody about
except niger guards" Well, we had not
walked dozen yards when we heard the
command: "HaltP' and the click OF the trig-
ger as the hammer was raised. We halted.
There stood soldier, black as the ace Of
spades, looking at us along the shining bar
rel OF Springfield rife; "Drap dat segah, T"
man behind 1t, at the 'ssgah' and then he let
the lighted 'segah' drop TO the ground.
"Tromp out dem sparks" was the next COM
mand. Again the Major looked at the gun
and the man behind 1t, and then he meekly
"trOmped out dem sparks" After we got
away offered the Major a 'segah, but he
said that he didn't believe he cared to smoke.
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-01
M ackereI.

The outlook for the catch is as doubtful as
ever. Small schools of mackerel are still re-
ported about Block Island and along the
Eastern coast, but no large catches have been
made and fishermen are losing hope Of doing
any better than last year. The catch to
date foots up 2o,115 sea-packed barrels
against 1s,l09 barrels for the same time last
year and 112. .S54 barrels in1SS5. This week
the fleet landed at all ports only 1864 barrels
against S126 barrels for the corresponding
week last year. The North Bay fleet were
not meeting with much success at last ac-
counts, though several vessels had secured
good fares. In some places mackerel were
schooling freely, but in others they kept in
too close to the shore for the operations Of
American seiners who are forced to keep
outside the three mile limit.
Capt. Blake Of schooner Roulette, from
the North Bay, reports vessels with mack
erel as follows: Schooner Frank Butler. 65
barrels; p. II. Prior. 27 barrels; Andrew
Burnham, 100 barrels; Grover Cleveland, II
barrels; Alice, 80 barrels; Eddie Davidson
barrels; VIM. ii. Foye, 120 barrels; May,
flower. $50 barrels; H. g. French, 160 bar
rels; Senator Frye, II barrels; Senator
salisbury, 125 barrels; Blue Jacket, $50 bar
rels. and ID. w. Bray, $50 barrels.
The American Fish Bureau reports the
situation as follows: "a dense fog has been
all along the coast most Of the past week
and yet remains, preventing any fishing
vessels from arriving. In consequence re-
ceipts are quite small, much below those OF
one year ago. Prices are steady and un-
changed. Thus far the seasons work has
not been satisfactory, yet decided improve
ment over that of last year to date. Goldfish
have been In better demand at 30 per cent
better prices. Prices Of mackerel are S1O.50
against S4.75 one year ago, with some mack
eiSo an ths as. snoe we uo Tb TP. Know now large
much more favorable than those Of year
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RAILROAD TALK.
Is the Maine Central Looking for a
Line to Moosehead7
Dover and Dexter Excited over the
Project.
A Direct Line from Bar Harbor to
the Lake.
Especial to the Press.l ]


DEXTER, July 20.-Eastern Maine Is once
more astir over railway project. This
time it is the Maine Central that is credited
with the intention of making move. And
that move is expected to be toward Moose
head Lake. But 1t is said that the Maine
Central will move neither from Bangor,
Hartland or even Skowhegan, which has
been expecting such great results from the
Boston & Quebec Air Line, but from Dexter.
MI. James Mitchell, the contractor who
who built the Hartland road, and who has
cen very busy in railroad matters in this
part of the State for the last year, has been
buster than usual this week. Tuesday he
went to Dover and set the people there all
agog by inquiring after the plans and speci-
fications of the surveys of three different
routes located several years ago between Do
yer and Dexter. He Is said to be looking
over the route from here TO MoOsehead Lake
for the Maine Central Railroad; and is re-
ported to have declared that the Maine Cen
tral ''is going to have have line of its own
from Bar Harbor to the Lake within year. !.
He says the road can be extended from Dex-
ter easily enough after the difficulties Of
once getting out of Dexter shall have been
surmounted The land damages, 1t is said,
would be considerable for this new route.
1t is regarded here little queer that Mr..
Mitchell, who has been so prominently con-
nected with the Hartland railroad, should
be working up this route for the Maine Cen
tral people, who on their part are stockhold-
ers in the Hartland road. A line from Dex-
ter to Moosehead Lake would Of course shut
out all possibilities of further construction
from Hartland to the Lake.
NOTES.
One span 130 feet in length Of one Of the
Bangor and Piscataquis railroad bridges at
Pea Cove, is being rebuilt with hard pine.
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LicATNINc's RAvAcEs.
Stricken Towns In Massachusetts
and Connecticut.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, July 3I.-A severe
thunder storm this afternoon did considera-
BILE damage. Lightning. fired house on State
street, and a number of persons in the vicin-
ity were effected. Telephone and telegraph
lines were broken and a number of shade
trees were blown down by the tornado. Sew
eral streets were blockaded.
FALL RIVER, Mass, July t31.-A severe
thunder storm passed over Fall River this
afternoon. The hoAse at Bowenvlle 0ccu-
pied by Thomas Moran, was struck and CON
siderable damage done. Patrick Moran was
prostrated.
TAUNTON, Mass, July 31.-The barn of
the Whittenton Manufacturing Company
was burned to-day by lightning. Loss
NEW HAVEN, Conn, July 31.-The atmos-
phere to-day has been almost sitting. Four
deaths and a number of prostrations have
occurred. Shortly after p. m. a terrific
thunder storm occurred. The lightning
tore up the streets in several places. In
fail River, the lightning struck and partial
~ demolished a residence. In Milford
barn was struck and burned. A large num-
Der OF electrical instruments were ruined
The death rate among young children is
larger than in any similar month in the
history of this city.
II HARTFORD, Conn.,, July 31.---A severe
thunder and hail storm prevailed this after
noon, with high wind which did great dam
age to tobacco and other crops in South Glas-
tonDury and its neighborhood.
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GEN ERAL NEWS.

Jeremiah Conway of Lowell, Mass, and
Michael Redmond of Worcester, died from
sunstroke yesterday.
F. /. Roberts, who had been in the grocery
business at Dover, N. H., for many years.
committed suicide Saturday morning by
shooting
The Mechanic Mills, in Fall River, Mass,
shut down Saturday, on account of strike
among the spinners.
John Knowlton was nominated for mayor
Saturday evening, by the Republicans of
Portsmouth, N. II.
Sheriff Matson of Chicago has received ad-
vices that the fugitive McGarigle has been
landed at Point Edward, Ont, by the schoOn-
er Marsh.
Senator Sherman is going on trip to Pu-
get Sound, over the Canadian Pacific.
Augusta, Ga, has been damaged S225, 600
worth by freshet. The water is subsiding
A woman took refuge in the Mercer street
police station in New York Saturday night
She had two children with her and said that
she is Mrs. Arthur Wellesley and that her
husband is cousin TO the present Duke Of
Wellington. She is reported to have eloped
from Boston.
A sloop yacht containing twelve Philadel-
phia business men capsized in the Delaware
river Saturday. Thomas Kennedy Of the
firm Of Cambridge & Co.. and Thomas Cook
were drowned
The funeral of the late George II. Patch
took place at South Framinghom, Mass,
yesterday. Public and private buildings
were draped and in the cortege were the First
Regiment Of Massachusetts, infantry and
many Grand Army posts. Rev. Mr.. Hay
ward conducted the services at the Congre-
gational Church.
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GETTING EXCITED.
The English Conservative Press Be.
slowing Attention on Mr.. Blaine.

CHICAGO, July 30.-A special despatch to
the Chicago News from Bridge Of Earn,
Scotland, says that Blaine has done consid-
cradle writing during the two days past. 1t
is said he intends to prepare a review Of his
travels and impressions of Great Britain for
publication at home. Carnegie has also
abundant employment for his hours of con-
fnement to the house.
Having castigated Mr.. Carnegie until tired,
the conservative press are now raising a cry
againstiBlaine The provincial papers are
abusing him roundly for what they describe
as his political impudence at the Alexander
monument celebration. The following was
printed this morning in the Edinburgh
News:
Though Blaine consented in company with Car
negle TO patronize Alexander / III at King Horn
the other day, 1t appears that he draws the
line az accepting presentation to Her Majesty.
He has assigned no reason for declining the prof
fered honor, but an American paper suggests an
explanation which is at least plausible. We were
reminded that our distinguished visitor has his
eye ON the presidency and is predicting that when
the next campaign opens and he demands the
point proudly to the fact that James G. Blaine
scorned the pomp and pageantry of the British
court and refused to be Introduced to the Queen
of England and Empress Of India, and why my
countrymen? Why, because in the veins of that
great and good man upon his grandmother's side
runs a pure current Of Celtic blood which couldn't
do homage to any opposer of his down trodden
country One is interested to learn that Blaine is
an Irishman as well as Scot.
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-01
A CRASH ON THE CONCORD.
An open Switch Causes an Accident
Fatal to Two Men.

HooKsET, N. H., July 30.-A serious rail-
road accident occurred near here on the Con-
cord Railroad, this forenoon. The accom-
modation train on the Suncook Branch ran
on to the siding on which the engine and
several freight cars Of the Pittsfield train,
which is mixed train, were STANDING. The
engineers and fremen Of both trains jumped
and escaped without serious injuries. Geo.
French, an express messenger. and Frank
Barney, a brakeman, on the mixed train.
were killed, ana several others were
more or less injured. Mr.. French belonged
in Portsmouth, and had been express mes
senger between Concord and Portsmouth for
many years. Barney belonged in Grafton.
The fengineer of the passenger train had
slowed down at the time Of the accident and
was not running over ten miles an hour when
the train struck the locomotive and cars on
the siding. The locomotives and cars were
badly broken up. The attention Of the res
cuers was called to Brakeman Frank Barney
of the Pittsfeld train, who was found under
the coweatcher OF the engine Passaconaway,
with difficulty, and carried into the Concord
railroad freight station, near by, where, af-
ter lingering in terrible agony for half an
hour, he died. He recognized Station Agent
Langtry OF Hookset, TO whom he said his
fellow brakeman, George Salter, had left the
switch open. He also sent tender message
to his father at Grafton. In the express car,
George French of Portsmouth, the messen-
ger, was found firmly caught between bar
rel and the tender Ofthe engine, which had
telescoped that car. French was wedged in
by the neck, and his death must have been
instantaneous. Aside from slight abrasion
about the neck there were no marks of inju-
ries upon him.
The other injured persons were:
Passenger Fireman George Carter, ,lof Concord
severe bruises about the body.
Passenger Engineer Frank Clarke, of Concord,
slightly hurt
George Salter, of Pittsfeld, brakeman, cut
about the hip and head.
Mrs. Collins, slightly injured.
Capt. X. ii. Allen of Illinois, slightly hurt ON
the leg.
The accident was caused by negligence in
leaving the switch open, which allowed the
passenger train to run on the siding. The
responsibility for this act of carelessness is
placed on George ISalter, Pittsield brake
man. according to Barney's dying statement.
This is the first accident ON the Concord
road involving a loss of life. The cost to
the road will be heavy.
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-01
Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of real estate In
this county have been recorded at the Regis
try Of Deeds:
Portland-Robert j. Bayes to William j. Hobbs
81 and consideration.
Mary Darragh 10 Ole Thompson. 500.
Westbrook-William ii. Faulkner to Jane Il.
Faulkner. 81 and other consideration.
Cape Elixabeth-Abby f. Dearborn TO Thomas
Nimmo S275.
Thomas Nmmo TO j. G. Knapp. S291.5o.
Baldwin-Mary A. Rowe ct al. TO Flora Il.
Bridgtcn~Forest Mills Company to James s.
Martin ct al. Sl26.
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-01

LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND, Me-, July 81, 1887.
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Sold to the Allan Line.

The boats of the Monarch line Of steamers
running between New York and London,
Eng, were sold Saturday. There are five
boats IN the service, each of $500 tons burden
and $500 horse power. Three Of the boats
were purchased by Wilson & Sons, OF Hull
Eng, who own the largest feet Of steam
ships Of any private firm, and they will
probably start new line between New York
and London. The other two boats we're
purchased by the Allan line.
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-01
A SPANISH HERO.
Francis De Las Cosas and His :Ad-
venturous Career.

MAIDEN, Mass. July .31.-Francis B. Las
Cosas died today, aged "a. He was born in
Walls, Spain, and was active as an officer in
the Peninsular war, althOugha mere youth.
He was in charge Of the troops that blew up
the prison buildings of the Inquisition at
Barcelona, and was active in advancing the
cause of constitutional government. Through
the treachery of Ferdinand VII he was
obliged to flee the country and escaped to
Gibraltar. embarking for Cuba. There he
autonomy and again was compelled to flee to
the United States. Here he was publicly re-
ceived as hero and friend of liberty and
welcomed to the homes Of Governor Dewitt
Clinton and many others. Afterwards he
leges, in Chauncey Hall SCHOOL, Boston, and
at Cambridge. He leaves one son, well
known lawyer.
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-01
New Wooden Buildings.

The committee on new wooden buildings
met Saturday afternoon and granted the fol-
lowing permits;
To A. r. Wright, to erect new wooden
stable for private use, on Carleton street, at
No. II, to be II stories, 50 feet long, Sc feet
wide.
To Horace A. Hallett, to build dwelling
house at No. 2S North street, to be 2 stories
high, 80 by %, 10 by 16 ell.
To V. B.Fuller, to build a wooden building
on st. John street, 2 stories high, 80 feet long,
25 feet wide.
To Jacob H. Groves to build private sta
BILE on Merrill street at No. 2, to be 10 feet
high, IS feet long, 80 feet wide. This permit
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-01
ANGRY BLuENosE FISHERMEN.
stIlI Charging Americans With In
Juring Their Travis.
Captain Heckman's Accusations
Against the Everett Steel.
The Canadian skipper Says His Trip
Was Spoiled.
[snecial to the Press.l


HALIFAX, N. s., July 3i.-Telegfams
from Canso state that Captain Hickman. Of
the Lunenburg schooner Torridon, which
has just arrived from the Banks reports that
his fish bait was stolen and his trawl gear
destroyed by two American vessels. He
was fishing and had had good fare. Two
Americans were fishing near him but had
door luck, as the fish would not bite the salt
bait used by the Americans, when they
could get fresh bait from the Canadian ves-
sells. When the men Of the T0rridon went
to tend their travis one morning they found
that their bait had been stolen their hooks
ripped off and their trawl gear destroyed.
Had 1t not been for this wantOn destruction,
Captain Hickman says he had bait enough
20 have caught three hundred quintals more
fish, but it spoiled before he could use II with
the gear he has left He charges the Glou-
cester schooner Everett Steele, Capt. FUbes,
with this piece Of highway robbery. The
Everett Steele, IL will be remembered, was
In trouble two OF three times last season for
violations OF customs laws and alleged pur-
chase Of bait, and Is said to be doomed to
conGscation the first time she drops into
Canadian port.
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-01
a PHILADELPHIA BANK
Makes Some Bad Investment and
Comes to Grief.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 30.-The Column
bian Bank, State institution, closed its
doors this morning, and made an assignment
by order Of the board Of directors to S. Ed
win MegaTgee and f. p. Herman. two attor-
neys. AHefforts to obtaid any statement as
to the amount of liabilities or assets proved
futile, both the bank officials and the as
sgnees declaring that they had not had time
to inquire into the condition of affairs as
yet. The Columbian bank was one of the
which Ives & Staynor went in their urgent
need to raise money wherewith to keep up
the pretentious show they were making
while carrying on their negotions with
Robert Garnett for the control of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad. Advances made on
consignments of merchandise shipped from
South America and other points which were
not taken up by the consignees, thus leaving
the bank in crippled condition, are said to
have contributed to bring about the crash.
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-01

have the rear wall of the same sheathed with
tarred paper and clapboarded.
The petition Of Joseph III. Blake to erect
a wooden building at 50 Danforth street, was
refused, for the reason that it was within.the
fire limits.
Z. c. Richards was granted permission 10
build a dwelling house at No. 50 Beckett
street, IL stories high, AZ feet long, AZ feet
wide
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-01
Foreign Notes.

The French steamer La Verite, while
loading Petroleum at Mogador, Morocco, was
destroyed by fire and six persons lost their
lives.
M. De LaFOsse denies that he made over
lures TO Gen. Boulanger to head coup
d'etat in favor Of the restoration Of a mon
archy, and has challenged M. Laure to fight
a duel.
1t is credibly reported in London that Sir
John Pope Hennessey, recently reinstated as
Governor General Of Mauritius, after several
months suspension, has sued the London
Times for libel in the sum of 100000.
The Spanish Government has abolished
the Cuban and Porto Rican export duties on
sugar, spirits and honey.
The London Standard says that Jay Gould
and the American silver ring have founded
an Americana Chinese bank, with capital
q S2oO,0OO,oOO. The bank will receive and
disburse moneys for the Chinese govern
ment, and have charge of railway and tele-
graph contracts.
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-01
FOREIGN NEWS.
Belligerent Frenchmen Who VIII
Fight and Others Who viii Not.

PARIS, July 3i:-The duel between Gen.
Boulanger and ex-Premier Ferry will proba-
bly, take place tomorrow. Boulanger allows
Ferry the choice of weapons, and pistols
will probably be selected.
The Cassagnac-Laure affair has proved a
fasco, Cassagnac refusing to fight unless
he alleges, proposed the coup d'etat to Bou-
langes. Cassagnac publishes articles daily
ridiculing LauTe